EU Sustainability Policy: Perspectives for Canadian Agriculture Exports
This report looks into the European Union (EU) Sustainability Policy and evaluates its impact on Canadian agricultural exports.
It reviews the EU targets and objectives with respect to climate change policies. It evaluates the EU Green Deal and its process of policy implementation, in particular with respect to agriculture, in combination with the implementation of the CAP 2023-2027 policy.
The report analyses in particular the EU political and regulatory decision-making processes on some important pieces of Green Deal legislation relevant for agriculture, namely the ‘Nature Restoration Law’, ‘Pesticides Sustainable Use Regulation’ and ‘New Genome Techniques Regulation’. It thereby showcases the inherent tensions between the different EU institutions and their exposure to divergent stakeholder interests and external pressure.
The report examines the EU policy on reducing greenhouse gases and the present and future role of agriculture therein. It in particular reviews the European Emission Trading System (ETS) and the possibility of the introduction of an ETS for agriculture and its implications for international trade.
The report also explores the revised EU Trade Strategy and the possible effects of the Green Deal on international trade. In thereby in particular looks at the role the concept of ‘European Food Security’ and ‘European Food Sovereignty’ could play in future European trade policy.